Diploglena karooica

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Karoo Two-Eyed Orange Lungless Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Caponiidae
Genus: Diploglena
Species:
D. karooica
Binomial name
Diploglena karooica
Haddad, 2015

Diploglena karooica is a species of spider of the genus Diploglena . It is found in Namibia and South Africa. [1]

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Distribution

Diploglena karooica is known from two provinces in South Africa: the Northern Cape and Western Cape. [2] The species is also found in Namibia. [2]

Habitat

The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from pitfall traps, with one specimen collected from a scorpion burrow in the Nama Karoo Biome. [2]

Conservation

Diploglena karooica is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range in southern Africa. The species is found at elevations ranging from 834 to 1,048 metres above sea level. [2]

Description

Both males and females are known for this species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Diploglena karooica Haddad, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). "The Caponiidae of South Africa". South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. 1: 1–24. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5913570. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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